[Gys]

A better quote:

> Jonah Peretti was right in 2017 when he warned that paywalls are “bad for democracy.” Credible information shouldn’t be a luxury good.

Paywall does not automatically mean luxury? I think the actual problem is the average internet user expects everything to be free, independent from his/her income.

Anecdotal: I have friends with iphones of whom I wonder how they can spend so much on a mobile. It is about making choices.

[pessimizer]

A paywall does always mean luxury. It's spending money on things you don't need. If your friends have recent model iphones, that is also luxury. Apple is a luxury brand.